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PART 43 "ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Kennedy kept speaking in tongues. At that point , he had no idea as to what to say or pray about, but he knew he had to connect to the Father for guidance and help. Kemi and the other two knew next to nothing about Speaking in tongues. Janet was a church person but not to the extent of speaking in deep tongues. ***** Redemption felt like she was going down a tunnel at a high speed.  Suddenly,  she dropped and she felt her body against a surface. The Surface was like bare floor but it was not as hard  as solid ground. She looked up to survey her surroundings... " 50 more counts before the bus leaves..." A voice said in the distance. Redemption looked up and traced the voice.  She saw two buses standing side by side. On looking closely, she read the banners on the buses one after the other. " Damnation!" " Paradise!"  Redemption read the sign on the buses and surprisingly to her she saw people in the...

PART 42 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Two Police Officers walked into the room with the hotel manager. Kemi watched in horror. Harry's heart was pounding so fast, despite knowing that  God who he just surrendered to, was able to intervene... The Police officers inquired as to what was happening. They spoke in English. Apparently,  the manager had told them they were from Nigeria. They asked to hear from the horses'  mouth. The manager had given them their version.  Kennedy stepped in quickly and gave the detailed account of all he knew about the incident... " You know nothing about this. You are just a chauffeur,  go home to your family!" One of the officers said to him. Kennedy found it hard at first to understand what the officer had said... " Can you say that again?" Kennedy said " Did you know them before picking her up yesterday?" The officer asked  " No!" Kennedy replied " So go home, I am doing you a favo...

PART 41 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Rogers watched as one of Kamal's men moved closer to Kamal. They spoke in low tones. Afterwards,  he took the Pastor out of the cage dragging him violently towards the dark... " Ple...as.. eeee" Rogers pleaded... " God, I know I have not been the best human being. If by chance, you can hear me and forgive me for all the wrongs I have done, please do... I have always been trying to appease you for all the wrongs I have done with good deeds and it's exactly the good deed that brought me to this point. I was trying to help the girl and look at where I have found myself. I have walked back into my Nemesis. If I am to die for my sins, please save the Pastor,  I pray!" Rogers said within. ***** " So you turned him into a good man and made him escape his punishment? Did he tell you what he did to me?" Kamal asked angrily as he paced around Pastor Greg. He thought Pastor Greg was responsible for t...

PART 40 " ONCE UPON A TIME" ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  " My Father, Is it possible for you to give me a soul today and take another?" Kennedy cried unto the Lord. Some hours earlier, He had been in a celebration mood over the life of Kemi, but here he was looking at the body of a dead   girl... " Father, your Word makes us know that you are  the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. Please bring this girl back to life,  for the sake of your name. Let your name be Glorified in this place where the devil has been glorified over and over!" Kennedy wept deeply... He wanted God to raise this girl. He knew God could raise her but if He decided not to, no one would question him... Kemi bowed her head. She thought about the joy she felt some hours back, Could God make her life good and turn his  back on Rachel... Rachel is the reason why she contacted this Joy. Why was she alive and Rachel had to died? Rachel still laid dead. "Th...

PART 39 "ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Harry hurriedly followed Kemi to their room. Surprisingly, The Blinding light had  disappeared from the entrance.  On getting to the room, he saw Kennedy and Janet looking perplexed. The other hotel occupants had found their way to the entrance of the room as well. " What did you do to her? You both have killed her.." Harry screamed "You need to arrest them."  " We didn't do anything to her. We met her dead!"  Kennedy said quickly trying to defend himself. " God! What have I gotten myself into?" Kennedy said to himself...Sudden fear of being implicated gripped his heart. " Yes... " Janet confirmed. A heavy looking man walked in...  " What's happening here? I am the manager here. I heard you are from Nigeria! Can you tell us what is happening!" "Je suis chauffeur de taxi..." Kennedy starting saying as a way of exonerating himself from the crisis . ( I ...

PART 38 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Kennedy and Kemi walked out of the Harry's room to avoid creating a scene in the  hotel. " I believe the ladies won't be as difficult as him!" Kemi said in faith " Don't worry about him, the seed has been planted, I am sure God will perfect the salvation of his soul." Kennedy assured Kemi. Kemi knocked at the door.... " Let me stay out here a bit, you go ahead and speak to them!" Kennedy said trying to save himself from seeing anything too private as regards the women...He suspected they could be half dressed. "Ok" Kemi said as Janet opened the door with sleepy eyes... " Where did you go ...?" Janet asked but sleep cleared from her eyes the moment she saw Kennedy standing against the wall adjacent  their door... " Ok...I see, you went for some TLC... Maybe I should do  at least one round with him too? " Janet said raising her brows in a sarcastic manner ...

PART 37 "ONCE UPON A TIME" ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  Kemi couldn't keep calm as the driver drove back to the hotel. She kept thanking the driver for giving her Jesus! "Can I teach you a song?" Kennedy asked smiling... " Yes please!" " 🎵I've got Joy like a river Joy Like a river Joy Like a river in my soul🎵" " Sounds nice, I like it" Kemi said " This joy you are feeling is the Joy of Salvation, you allowed the living water into you and it has become a river in your soul" Kennedy explained " Exactly how I feel, it feels like I am swimming in a river of Joy!" Kemi confirmed laughing heartily. ******* Harry was standing in front of a man. He had One thousand Naira with him while the man standing opposite him held Twenty Naira in his hand.  " Give me that One thousand Naira with you, I will give you Ten thousand Naira." Harry looked at the man's hand. " But what you have in your hand is Twenty Nair...

PART 36 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde  "Jesus can pick up your pieces and fix you up, so that through you, He can give Himself to many other to drinks from" Kennedy said " How?" Kemi asked " By surrendering to him, by inviting him into your life... Let me tell you a story from the Bible...It's about a woman who went to the well to get some water. She met Jesus already waiting. Jesus asked her for water..." Kennedy was saying before Kemi cut in... " And she told him the Jews had nothing to do with Samaritans! I have heard the story before!" Kemi said " Exactly, but please follow me to the main point ma'am." Kennedy pleaded " Ok!" " The woman felt worthless, reason being that the Jews saw the Samaritans as sinners, better still dogs. She felt she couldn't give Jesus water from her fetcher. This woman was thirsty ...she was yearning for a lot of things and Jesus knew what she needed was not W...

PART 35 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde. Kemi flagged down a taxi... "Où allez-vous" The cab man asked...( Where are you going?) Kemi knew that was french but she knew nothing in that language... " Police Station near here!" Kemi said using her hand to signal that she needed one close by. She knew anyone would understand that... " Me Visitor!" She said trying to communicate using few words anyone could catch the meaning. " Ok!" The driver told her the fare which she didn't have. She still had some dollars in her purse. She knew he would take it...No one refused dollar notes, or better still give him the Nigerian Naira but times three of his fare as a way of bribing him.  She settled in to the back seat. " Visitor, Any problem?" The cab man said looking at Kemi from the inner mirror as he drove  " You speak English?" Kemi asked surprised and relieved she won't have problem communicating with the cab d...

PART 34 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde.   "Wetin dey play? I say wetin dey play?" ( What is happening?) Kamal asked softly trying so hard to hide the extreme trepidation he was feeling. Soji the Capone looked straight into Kamal's eyes and said,  "My brother, I'm sorry. You know how the game be nah, the fastest is usually the smartest. Your boy beat you to it. He wants to be the next Capone and you know how it is , if you are able to bring down a very big bird whether from the brotherhood or a rival cult, the person automatically gets the spot of the Capone." Kamal swore he was in a dream. He shut his eyes tightly hoping to wake up from the fearful dream and find himself on his bed, but as he opened his eyes with great expectation, he found himself exactly where he had been seconds earlier... " Your boy, your trusted boy here wants to be the Capone so he gave you up." Soji said with emphasis  "You're joking!" Kamal...

PART 33 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde. Rogers sat back in the iron cage. He knew this was the end. Few hours earlier he had been so unshaken because he knew that wherever this man was taking him to, death could not have him. Though he knew that the fortification charm had started wearing out but somehow he still had the confidence that he won't be an easy prey for death. But seeing Kamal here, he could tell this was karma. He knew this was the BIG MAN upstairs giving him a checkmate because only Kamal knew how to kill him. ****** YEARS EARLIER "Ba....baaa! Ehhh! The knife is not entering your body o!" Kamal said to Rogers. This was a year after Kamal had taken Rogers for the Fortification.  Rogers laughed in response and continued to laugh as Kamal tried piercing him with different sizes of knives that weren't penetrating. Rogers only continued to laugh. "Baba! My guy! How did you do it? No...no...no...nah. No! The charm baba did for us was f...

PART 32 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde. Unperturbed was the look Kamal had on his face as Rogers  watched in horror how the man who Kamal had taken him to for fortification was aggressively and horrendously rending a live chicken apart. Rogers had cringed in fear hiding behind Kamal... " Kamal... I am not interested again ooo, Let's get out of here" Rogers had whispered in fear " Calm down...we are almost through!" Kamal assured him " Come Closer!" The Fortification man had said looking at Rogers.  " Me?" Rogers  had asked in fear " No me... " The man replied sarcastically with an obvious impatient countenance. "Are you not the one who came for protection? Kamal...Wetin dey work your friend? ( Kamal, what is wrong with your friend?) He said " What is he going to use the chicken to do on me? Brother, at this point , I am not interested in any Fortification...You go ahead! just see me as the person who on...

PART 31 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde. Kamal paced around in his private shed.      ******* YEARS EARLIER. "Bro! Did you know you did well with the assignment? Even Capone was amazed at how you could pull that off easily," Kamal said to Rogers. Rogers replied with a little  smile at the compliment... "How were you able to pull that off," Kamal continued, "I mean you were able to get thirty ladies on this campus to sleep with you within two weeks without drama. Just how did you do it? Because I remember how  you struggled with your first assignment in the brotherhood." "Kamal, I owe it to you. Na you dey show me the way. Na you dey clear path for me," Rogers replied in a husky voice. "When I newly joined the brotherhood, I had nothing in my head but you have helped me. You have gone beyond being my mentor. You are my father," Rogers responded. " But you have surpassed me, 30 girls in less than a month...At this ...

PART 30 " ONCE UPON A TIME " ©️Opeyemi Akintunde. Rogers looked intently at the person approaching, it was a man.  The man apparently looked like the leader of  wherever the God-forsaken place was.   "Kamal!" The face registered immediately. "K..k..k..k...a...mmm...mmm...a...aa...l...lll," Rogers managed to call out.  He couldn't be mistaken. This was Kamal, he knew it. The same Kamal he knew, however, he looked a bit deformed in his appearance just like the others. His ears looked bigger and his nose wider but this was Kamal.   ******** YEARS  EARLIER. "Oh boy! That initiation was soooo deep!" Kamal had said to Rogers. "Yes it was, and to think I thought I was just going for a party. I didn't ask for this," Rogers responded. "Well my guy, welcome to the brotherhood. I also did not ask to join the group, I was also initiated like you," Kamal had replied Rogers. They had met up in school the day after the intiation. Kam...